Crime & Safety
Man Fires Gun On Easter In Hell's Kitchen Argument: Police
The bullet hit a parked car during an Easter Sunday afternoon fracas on West 44th Street, officials said.
HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — A man fired a gun when a Hell's Kitchen argument turned potentially deadly on the afternoon of Easter Sunday, police said.
At just before 2 p.m., a 36-year-old man was arguing with an unknown man on West 44th street between Ninth and 10th Avenues, officials said.
The argument took a dangerous turn when the unknown man pulled out a gun and fired off one shot towards the 36-year-old, police said.
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Luckily the bullet only hit a parked car and no injuries were reported, according to officials.
Police said the man took off on 11th Avenue towards West 46th Street and is still at large.
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Officials released images of a person believed to be connected to the incident.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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